Healthwatch England need your help

As part of a special inquiry, Healthwatch are asking health care professionals to answer surveys on their experiences around discharge, and would be grateful for your participation.

What happens when people are discharged from health and social care settings?

Healthwatch England is running a special inquiry to find out what happens to people when they are discharged from hospital, care homes or mental health settings. We are focusing on understanding the experiences of three groups; homeless people, those with mental health conditions and older people. We are reaching out to people around the country and as front line staff we know you will have experiences and ideas to share about what works well and what doesn’t and we hope to hear from as many of you as possible to learn what can be done to make improvements. Healthwatch England will present the findings and use its statutory powers to advise government and relevant bodies.

Please contribute to the special inquiry by completing our survey:

• For those involved in discharge process: www.surveymonkey.com/s/L7LYGV5
  
• For those providing services for people post-discharge: www.surveymonkey.com/s/LK6SL9T
  

 Closing date: 31 July 2014

For more information www.healthwatch.co.uk/then-what-special-inquiry or if any questions please email specialinquiry@healthwatch.co.uk. We also have online surveys for patients, family members and organisations www.healthwatch.co.uk/thenwhat/your-story. Please do share with any contacts that might be interested to contribute.

Thanks for contributing to the special inquiry.